Pirate Treasure Found In Attic

Tampa family finds pirate treasure in grandpa s attic box found in tampa attic has coins a map a hand and a mystery wfla news channel 8 share or comment on this article.

Pirate treasure found in attic.

Well that certainly is a hand tampa bay history center curator rodney kite powell says in footage from the news station. The box of contents discovered in a home in tampa fla also includes a ring coins and treasure map. Kite powell said the treasure map is likely a blueprint from the 1920s or 1930s and the coins look too thin to be authentic spanish treasure or even very old. The story was included in a brochure in 1900 for a hotel on gasparilla island where the pirate supposedly stored his vast treasures in a hidden den that had never been found.

When you go in the attic you expect to find something old. Others have gotten lucky on a trip with a metal detector or on a salvage mission. The legend of gaspar began making its way into other writings after that without any other historical evidence to back it up. Maybe my great grandparents were pirates mike lopez said.

What you don t expect to find is treasure. Severed hand found in attic sparks talk of pirate treasure. But just when treasure hunters feel disheartened they are reminded that loot has been found sometimes quite by chance in a backyard or a dusty attic.